Game.



A. M. GREGG.

GAME.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. 20. I916.

1,232,287. Patented July 3,1917.

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fiM? mm I WW ARTHUR M. GREGG, OF VICTORIA, BRITISH .COLUIVIBIAQCANADA.

GAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1917.

Application filed October 20, 1916. Serial No. 126,786.

1 0 (all whom it may concern: I

Be it knownthat I, ARTHUR M. GREGG, a subject of the King ofGreat Britain, residing at Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia and Dominion of Canada, have in vented new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a game which may be played by a single individual and more particularly to a game in which a board to be held in the hand of the player has arranged thereonballs, the movement of which over the board is largely controlled by gravity thus requiring considerable skill upon'the part of the person holding the board to successfully play the game.

The primary object of the inventionis to provide a game of this character in which balls representing contending armies arranged in the differently colored areasindieating two countries between which a state of war exists, are to be passed from one country into the other'through openings in the walls of a channel in a colored area arranged between the respective countries and indicating neutral territory, the passage of the'balls through said openings being rendered diflicult by a ball arranged in said channel and designating the mobilized army in the neutral territory.

Another ob 'ect of the invention is to providethe differently colored areas representing the countries at war with grooves, so arranged with relation to each other and with relation to depressions in the countries indicating the capitals thereof that when either of the balls designating the contending armies has been passed through the openings in'thewalls or the channel in the neutral territory, the seating of the ball in the depression in the country into which it has been passed will be rendered more difficult by the grooves.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in. the-claims;

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing, although no restriction is necessarily made to the precise details of construction therein shown, as changes, alterations, and modifications, within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

' the drawing, in which:

Like characters of reference denote corresponding parts through the several views in Figure l is a top plan view of a game con structed in accordance with the invention.

F 1g. 2 1s a vertical longitudlnal sectional view on the lin of F ig. 3 1S a horizontal transverse sectional view on the line 3.3 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, the numeral 1 designates a board to be held in the hand of the person playing the game and which is provided upon one face thereof with a centrally arranged colored portion 2, bearing suitable indicia designating the same as neutral territory, said colored portion having formed therein a transversely extending channel 3, in which is arranged a ball 4, indicating a mobilized army in the neutral territory and normally caused by oppositely inclined portions of the bottom of thechannel to close openings in the walls of the channel providinga passage 5 intersectmg the channel 3 betweenits ends.

The area designated as neutral territory is preferably colored red andthe gravity controlled ball for closing the passage 5 through said territory is of a similar color.

Arranged'upon opposite sides of the area 2 designating neutral territory are differently colored areas 6 and 7, designating'two countriesbetween which a state of war exists, the area 6 being preferably white, while the area 7 is preferably colored black, with each ofthe colored areas 6 and 7 having formed therein a depression 8 bearing suitable indiciaindicating the depression as the capital of the country in which it is located, said depressions being in alinementwith each other and with the openings in the walls of channel 3 in the colored portion 2 designating neutral territory.

Each of the colored portions 6 and 7 desi gna ting the countries between which a state of war exists has arranged therein a gravity controlledball 9 corresponding in color to the area in which it is normallylocated and smaller in size than the ball 4. said balls 9 representing contending armies which through skilful manipulation of the board when held in the hand of the player, may be caused to roll from one colored area into the colored area upon the other side of the neutral territory through the passage 5 as the ball 4 in the channel 3 is rolled backwardly and forwardly, in said channel by the 117,21 nipulatio'n of the board l.- i

Each of the colored areas 6 and 7, has formed therein: by. strips 10 communicating grooves 11, representing trenches and so arranged With relation to each other and to the depressions 8 in the colored areas 6 and 7, that when'the ball 9in one of said areas is passed into the other area through the openings forming the passage 5 through the channel in. the neutral territory, thegrooves 11 in the area into which the ball has been passed will serve to direct the ball passed balls 9 are located in one of. the colored areas 6, or 7 one of theballs 9in said area may be. used to oppose the passage of the other ball through the groove therein.

Throughthe arrangement of. the grooves I 11 with. relation to the channel, 3 and ,pas-

sage 5 in thecolored portion 2 designating neutral territory, it will be seen. that by skilful manipulation of the board 1 in the hand of the player oneof theballs 9 may be ,trapped in the channel 3 by the ball l. to facilitate the passageof the other ball 9 through. the passagej and through the grooves 11 and into the depressionS in the colored area inwhich the trapped ball=ybe longs, thus rendering the game amusing and I requiring. considerable skill. upon the part of the player to successfully play the same.

The. board 1 is provided witha suitable.

cover l2 having a transparent panel 13 spaced a suitable distanceefrom the upper face ofthe board to permit free rolling movement of the balls 4 and 9.

WVhen it is desired to play the game, the

playerholds the board 1 in his hand with; the. balls 9 arranged in the colored areas- 6 and 7 to the color of. which they corres 'aond said ballsbeing preferably arranged in the depressions 8 in said areas.

The player now selects a ball in one of the colored areas. which hedesires to. pass into the other colored area and arrange-in the depression 8 therein.

The board 1 is now tiltled to cause the se.

lected ball 130 travel along the grooves 11 and toward the" passage 5 in the colored portion.

2, designating neutralterritory Isuch movement of theboardcausing the otherball 9 to be displaced from the depression 8 in, the

othercountry and to roll ,within the grooves 11 therein.

The movement of the board 1 whichcauses the selectedballlto move toward tl1e..pas-

sage 5 through th grooves 111 also causes. the ball fl to rollbackwardly and forwardly; in the channel;,3, so that whenitheselected.

ball reaches the passage 5 it may be passed through said-passage and intothe grooves 11in colored portion of the board differing in color from the selected ball.

WVith both of the balls 9 now in the groove 11 in one of the COlQu-Jd. areas 6 or 7 upon the board, the board .must be manipulated in the hand of the player until the ball which does not correspond in color to the coloredareain =Wl1lCllit lS, located is received in the ClGprGSSlOlLS therein, it of course, beingnnderstood that under such conditions, the ball corresponding; in, color to the colored area in which the balls are located frequently serves to block the passage of the selected ball through the grooves 11 toward. the depression in the colored area in which it is desired to deposit theselected ball..

From the foregoing. description, takenin connection with the. accompanying drawing, it is at once apparent that a game has been provided; which though capable of being played by .a single individual will re quire considerableskill upon the, part of-the person to'successfully play the same.

Having thus describedthe invention, what a is claimed as newis:

1'. A game compr sing'a board havlng a centrally arranged 1 and transversely extend- 5 ing channel 5therein provided with alined openings I inathe .side walls thereof, said channel having a bottom provided.w1th op-.

positely inclined portions. balls on. said board to :bepassed through said openings,

and balliin said channel normally caused byfilld lnclined-portions to actm opposrtion to; the passage of the first mentioned,

balls through said openings;

2. A game. compris ng a hoard-having spacedand differently colored areas upon. I

one face thereof designating. countries bee tween-wh1ch a state'of war iexists, each of saidgdifierently colored, areas having com.-.-

municating. grooves therein-Na coloredpor tion,.-.designating neutral territory inter-1 posed between said differently-colored areas and-.havmg a channel. therein, sald. channel having-alined openings in; the side. walls: thereof. communicatlng' with. a groove in the respective colored areas balls-in saidgrooves to be passed frompne. colored area into, the other through-said: openings and tl1e..cl1anneL-,a ball in said channeldesignating a mobilizedarmy in the-neutralterlltOlM and normally closing said openings;

and depressions in said differently colored areas providing a seatior thegball passed therein. q i

In testimony WhereofI aflix my s1gna= ture.- I

. ARTHUR M. GREGG.

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